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Our series of summer members’ articles continues this afternoon as we assess what’s on offer at the managerial merry-go-round that is Watford.

To begin with, we analyse the Hornets’ performances on a team level, checking out last season’s data in order to spot trends and areas of improvement. Following that, we take a look at the players to pinpoint their key individuals.

For this article, we also focus on new manager Marco Silva’s impact on his former club Hull City after an impressive stint at the KCOM Stadidum during the second half of 2016/17.

Watford parted company with Quique Sanchez Flores at the end of 2015/16, scoring 40 times on their way to finishing in thirteenth spot on 45 points.

Yet the now-departed Walter Mazzarri failed to improve upon those performances in his only season at the helm. The Vicarage Road outfit scored the same number of goals but picked up just 40 points, ending the campaign in seventeenth position.

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  1. FPL-Gutten
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    So many questions..
    Who starts in defence for Southampton? Is VVD out? If VVD plays, Stephens or Yoshi next to him? Do people still think Cedric might be a risk considering confed cup?

    1. bojack
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      All will become clear around 2.15pm on Saturday 😉

      1. FPL-Gutten
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        I know, but that is a bit too late..

    2. The Mighty Whites
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Think if you're getting a saints defender has to be Yoshida Atm

    3. mynameisthehulk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Cedric will start I think. Yoshida and Stevens if VVD goes. If he stays and plays I think it will be VVD/Yoshida.

    4. Ninjaa
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Glad you asked this. Truth be told no one really knows except the manager. Its something that we all just have to wait till Saturday to find out.

  2. Ninjaa
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Thoughts on my cheapies who are Francis, RCL and Abraham? Will they all get regular minimum 60-70 minute? Thanks

    1. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Wouldn't be surprised to see Abraham end up a regular bench player when Llorente is fit.

    2. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Not convinced on starting with RLC, and abrahams will need yo be transferred ina few weeks so might need a hit...

  3. The Mighty Whites
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    4.5 DF, Phillips & Gabbiadini or 5.5 DF, Ritchie & J Rod?

  4. PvA
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Thoughts on this defence?

    Cedric, Dann, Daniels

    (Put positionally for Netly)

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Missed an e 😆 That's a good value defence.

      1. PvA
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Woops sorry

        Aha thanks, doesn't fill me with confidence though

    2. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Don't like Dann, sorry.

      1. PvA
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Why? He is my differential - for goal threat at corners mainly

  5. Point-one short
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Evening all,

    How's this lot look? (343)

    Foster
    Cedric, Daniels, Mee/Tomkins
    KDB, Alli, Mkhi, Tadic
    Kane, Lukaku, JRod

    Elliot, TCarroll, stankovic

    With plan to rotate Mee and Tomkins (good for furst 8 weeks or so)

    1. DrunkPhilosophy
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Not sure about Tadic, maybe take a punt on JWP and upgrade defence?

      1. Point-one short
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Thanks for your reply. Tempted to have a 5.5 placeholder for trippier, but if I got bertie and saints get lots of CS then it makes things tricky also!

  6. FANTASYFOOTBALLPRO
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    atsu surely an option guys

    1. AFC1886
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Ssshhhhh...

  7. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    4th defender to play in 4-3-3

    A Moreno (played well and may well get left back start )
    B Hegazi ( double up with Foster)
    C Francis (clash week 1 with Foster)

    1. FANTASYFOOTBALLPRO
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      manquillo or lejeune

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        v Spurs first week?

    2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      TAA

  8. F5jason
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Current team:

    Foster (Elliot)
    Kolasniac, Trippier, Cédric, Lindelöf (Francis)
    Dr Bruyne, Eriksen, Mané, Redmond (Carroll)
    Lukaku, Defoe (Abraham)

    Appreciate im a bit light up top, but happy with my midfield and defence. Thoughts?

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      There of question marks over your entire back four starting.

      Kolasniac didn't start today, Trippier and Cédric are injury doubts and it remains to be seen if Lindelöf is nailed.

      1. F5jason
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Cédric can be Stephens/Yoshida. I think with Kolasniac's performance and goal today he should be good to go. will keep close to trippier on the build up to gw1.

        1. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          If Tripper is out, then him, Carroll and Lindelöf to a 4.0, GroB and Bailly (who is nailed in PL due to CL suspension) is worth considering.

      2. F5jason
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Albeit, when you put it like that it does sound pretty scary!

  9. dreamdream
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    I feel done atm. Final thoughts? 🙂

    Foster (Elliot)

    Cedric - Danilo - Valencia - Alexander-Arnold (Long 4.0)

    Salah - Mkhiraryan - Ward-Prowse (Loftus-Cheek, Carroll)

    Kane - Jesus - Lukaku

    1. F5jason
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Great front line, but feel like it comes at the expense of team balance. I really like Salah, but think Mané is a stronger pick, and again really like Mkhitaryan but worry about game time.

      1. dreamdream
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Yeah mkhitaryan is a bit of a riskpick. But i think and hope that he will get much more game time this season, also had a great preseason. Salah will explode, im sure. Even think he will be playin like a striker 😉 if LFC is behind, salah will take a strike role

  10. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Foster

    Kolasinac Stones Daniels Yoshida

    KDB Salah Zaha Willian

    Kane Lukaku

    Elliot Carrol 4.5 4.0

    Someone make my team less templately, any suggestions welcome

    1. VFORVANDETA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Like it

  11. Roys Peak
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    RMT please
    DDG /Elliot
    Daniels Trippier Bertrand Dawson /Hanley
    KDB Alli Salah Gross /Romeu
    Lukaku Jesus /Quaner
    cheers

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      very nice; I wouldn't go w/o Kane, but that's just me. Tripps likely to miss GW 1 at least as well

  12. Chris_White
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    How many of the players you have do you feel comfortable captaining?

    2 here, Jesus and Kane

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Kane
      Lukaku
      KDB
      Salah

    2. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Kane, Ali, Mane, De Bruyne, Sigurdsson

      1. VFORVANDETA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Siggy?

      2. Sterling is £11Mill..…
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        you have Siggy?

        1. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          Depending on where he's gonna play for Everton. He's quite good 😉

  13. Areid13
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    RMT

    Foster (Elliott)
    Kolasinac Yoshida Francis (Dunk Rosenior)
    KDB Pogba Willian Zaha (Carroll)
    Kane Lukaku Gabbi

    Cheers

    1. @fpl_phenom
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Francis not nailed on,
      Personally couldn't have Gabbi...

      1. Areid13
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        i've heard that francis is nailed and gabbi has great fixtures

    2. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      It's OK, but you lack goals in midfield, and with Gabbiadini.

      1. Areid13
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        who do you suggest in midfield?

    3. Sterling is £11Mill..…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Zaha>JWP
      Pogba>Alli/Mane/Salad

      1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        or Willian both equally as bad

        1. Areid13
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          cheers

  14. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Gtg?

    Foster
    Kolasinac / Danilo / Daniels / Stephens
    KDB / Salah / Willian / Zaha
    Kane / Lukaku

    Elliot / Carroll / Long / Quaner

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      haha, basically my team. GTG 🙂

    2. Sepp Blattered
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Is Quaner a starter?

    3. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Not keen on Willian or Danilo as options. Even more so as they are both a transfer waiting to happen.

      The rest looks great.

      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Any suggestions on who to change to?

    4. 404_FC
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      i dont like zaha so i will go with 4-3-3

      alonso + abraham

  15. @fpl_phenom
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Why is Dawson flagged? Thought he played the other day....

    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      FPL are often slow to remove flags.

    2. @fpl_phenom
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Lol it literally just disappeared when I refreshed

  16. Lyonnais
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    a) Willian & Gabbiadini
    b) Fraser/JWP & Firmino

    1. The Mighty Whites
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      A

      1. Lyonnais
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        thanks!

    2. GE
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      B because of Gabbi

    3. Victor6359
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      B

  17. PvA
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    What happened to Bojack's post about Bournemouth?

    1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Got Bojacked ... 😉

  18. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Who's your armband on atm?

    Lukaku for me.
    Cant say I overly confident though.

    1. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Jesus

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Lukaku, no doubt whatsoever

    3. GE
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Lukaku

    4. VFORVANDETA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Kane

    5. Sterling is £11Mill..…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Lukaku will get 0 goals in GW1 and mas migration to Aguero who got 2

    6. Netley Lucas
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Kaku, ownership.

    7. RATEBT
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Kane

    8. Victor6359
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Lukaku

    9. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Coutinho, probs.

      1. Sepp Blattered
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Doos thoughts on Mane over Coutinho?

    10. F5jason
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      KDB

  19. GE
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    1) Alderwereild, Ritchie and Jesus
    2) Dawson (have Daniels and Yoshida), Atsu and Kane

    1. Lyonnais
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      2 because of Kane and I don't like Ritchie.

      1. GE
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Why no love for Ritchie?

    2. Victor6359
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      1.

  20. Trading Bear
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Where's Defoe? Hasn't played any pre-season.

    Is Afobe now value at 6.0m?

  21. RATEBT
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    RMT please:

    Foster Elliot
    Yoshida Daniels Dawson Naughton Long
    KDB Salah Pogba Zaha Carroll
    Kane Lukaku Abraham

    Thank you

  22. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    I'm looking at Jesus Lukaku Kane up top and have to say it looks good.

    1. Dr. Rog
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      its the rest of your team that wont...

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      5 or 4 at the back?

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        3

    3. Sepp Blattered
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Care to share the rest of your team?

  23. Dr. Rog
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Foster / Elliot
    Kolasinic Bellerin Stephens (TAA, Rosenior)
    KDB Salah Willian JWP (Caroll)
    Lukaks Jesus Bentekkrs

  24. 404_FC
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    pick 1 for each

    - yoshida or cedric or stephen (5.0 sou def)

    - davies or danilo (5.5 def)

    - mee or hegazy or taa or dunk

  25. Red Card Rockets
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Hate people that do this, but-
    A. Mkhitaryan+Abraham
    B. Loftus Cheek+Benteke

    (Only considering first few weeks)

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      The order often gives us your view.

    2. VFORVANDETA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      A

  26. CABAYE4
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Who do people think is ahead in the CB queue at City?

    Stones or Otamendi?

    1. VFORVANDETA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Stones

      1. CABAYE4
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Cheers

  27. The New Lad
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Please RMT out of 10: 3-5-2
    DDG
    Daniels-Betrand-TAA
    Salah-Pogba-Prowse-KDB-Eriksen
    Lukaku-Firmino

    Bench: Elliot, Long, Hünemeier, Abraham

    thanks 🙂

    1. GE
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      6

  28. Junior ⚽
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Anyone doing with a front 3 of
    Kane Lukaku Jesus?
    If so what's your draft

  29. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Evening Lads n Lassies

    So who is most likely to replace Clyne in the Liverpool defence for the Watford match?

    Cheers

    1. VFORVANDETA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      TAA

    2. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Trent Alexander Arnold?

      1. VFORVANDETA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        yes

    3. CloudSky
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      TAA

  30. CBD
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Salah or Firmino??

    1. FPL-Gutten
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Salah